On Thursday, 3/9 I had hernia surgery that was supposed to be routine. Instead, the anesthesia put my lower organs to sleep and they did not at first awaken. This began an emergency two-day stay at Little Company of Mary, with our son Dr. Clayton very much involved and then a 2nd visit to their emergency room.
While I was there, and despite the morphine and the medical equipment, I got to know the staff, and we got along very well. They were remarkably kind to me. And when I left for the last time, a male nurse on behalf of the hospital gave me a gift of a beautiful blue sweat suit so I could leave with dignity, and not wear the clothes I had hastily put on.
It has now been about seven weeks, and I am healing nicely, and feeling good. But as I look back on that experience, I have happy memories from the time with the staff, and I treasure that blue sweat suit, which I am having tailor made to fit me well, as a symbol of my good memories of everyone.
With Love To All - Dick
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